Number of children in foster care

DEFINITIONS & SOURCES

COLLAPSE

Definitions:

Data Source:
Virginia Department of Social Services

Footnotes:
Data represent a point-in-time count of the children in each locality in foster care on the last day of the year.

A correction was made on the 2009 figure for the number of children in foster care. The Data Center did have a figure of 5,732. The figure was corrected to 6,459 which is the figure in the Department of Social Services reports. This correction was made on 9/11/14.

Number of children in foster care

DEFINITIONS & SOURCES

COLLAPSE

Definitions:

Data Source:
Virginia Department of Social Services

Footnotes:
Data represent a point-in-time count of the children in each locality in foster care on the last day of the year.

A correction was made on the 2009 figure for the number of children in foster care. The Data Center did have a figure of 5,732. The figure was corrected to 6,459 which is the figure in the Department of Social Services reports. This correction was made on 9/11/14.